Tuesday May 29 PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge took arguments
under advisement after a hearing Tuesday over claims that
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. failed to comply with terms of a discrimination settlement involving two deaf job applicants.
It was not known when U.S. District Judge William D. Browning in
Tucson will make a ruling.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked Browning to declare Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart in contempt of court and impose sanctions.
The EEOC sued Wal-Mart in 1998, asserting the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to hire two deaf men, Jeremy Fass and William Darnell.
The men complained to the EEOC that they weren't hired for stocking jobs at a Tucson Wal-Mart in 1995 because managers expressed concerns
about communication and safety during the application process.
Under the settlement made last year, Wal-Mart was to make a number of policy changes, including adding closed-captioning on training videos and making other changes to reasonably accommodate deaf employees.
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